diff --git a/comfy_api_nodes/canary.py b/comfy_api_nodes/canary.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4df7590b6..000000000
--- a/comfy_api_nodes/canary.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import av
-
-ver = av.__version__.split(".")
-if int(ver[0]) < 14:
-    raise Exception("INSTALL NEW VERSION OF PYAV TO USE API NODES.")
-
-if int(ver[0]) == 14 and int(ver[1]) < 2:
-    raise Exception("INSTALL NEW VERSION OF PYAV TO USE API NODES.")
-
-NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {}
diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index f19d5fd1c..8b5279b36 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -2409,9 +2409,6 @@ async def init_builtin_api_nodes():
         "nodes_wan.py",
     ]
 
-    if not await load_custom_node(os.path.join(api_nodes_dir, "canary.py"), module_parent="comfy_api_nodes"):
-        return api_nodes_files
-
     import_failed = []
     for node_file in api_nodes_files:
         if not await load_custom_node(os.path.join(api_nodes_dir, node_file), module_parent="comfy_api_nodes"):